Infectious Diseases

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Repeat TB Contact Investigation Finds More Cases in Zambia

In Zambia’s Kasama district, repeat household contact investigation at 6 and 12 months found 56 additional tuberculosis cases beyond baseline screening.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · 5 days ago · 5 min read

Infectious Diseases·Nature

Large language models perform well on infectious disease exam questions

Five large language models answered infectious disease exam items with high accuracy, but chemistry, image-based, and higher-order questions…

5 days ago

Infectious Diseases·Br J Cancer

St. Jude seeks HIV and Translational Medicine faculty for pediatric infectious diseases

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is recruiting faculty for HIV and translational medicine, with duties spanning care, research,…

5 days ago

Infectious Diseases·medRxiv

Cefazolin and Ertapenem Speed MSSA Bacteraemia Clearance in Cohort Study

A multicentre retrospective cohort found cefazolin-ertapenem accelerated blood culture clearance in persistent MSSA bacteraemia, without clear mortality benefit.

6 days ago

Infectious Diseases·medRxiv

Machine Learning Model Detects Hidden Hepatitis C in Spanish Health Records

An explainable machine-learning model screened routine Andalusian health records for undiagnosed hepatitis C with strong discrimination and bias…

6 days ago

Infectious Diseases·CDC EID

Rat Hepatitis E Virus Found in 30.5% of Brown Rats Across France

French investigators found rat hepatitis E virus in brown rats from eight cities, with higher positivity in heavier…

6 days ago

Infectious Diseases·NIH

Lower respiratory infections still kill 2.5 million worldwide, GBD 2023 finds

GBD 2023 estimates 2.5 million lower respiratory infection deaths in 2023, with the heaviest burden in children under…

7 days ago

Infectious Diseases·medRxiv

EBV May Blunt RTS,S Malaria Vaccine Antibody Responses in African Children

In 314 young West African children, EBV seropositivity was linked to lower RTS,S antibody responses, while CMV showed…

7 days ago

Infectious Diseases·medRxiv

Marburg virus research authorship skewed toward men and US funding

A bibliometric study of 684 papers found Marburg virus research was led mostly by men, outsiders, and US…

7 days ago

Infectious Diseases·medRxiv

Plasma S1P decline linked to higher mortality in sepsis cohort

Prospective emergency department cohort finds falling plasma sphingosine-1-phosphate over time was associated with higher 60-day mortality in sepsis.

7 days ago

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